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How to Win Jayce vs Darius Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Jayce

based on 1,758 Jayce vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Jayce resulted from an evaluation of 1758 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Jayce fights Darius in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Jayce vs Darius Matchup Summary

Jayce has done a decent job of beating Darius. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Jayce against Darius rounds, Jayce’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Darius.

Best Jayce vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelMuramanaSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Edge of NightOpportunityEclipseHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jayce to level upq
>
Second ability for Jayce to level upw
>
Last skill for Jayce to max oute

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Darius as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Darius

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Jayce vs Darius Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Darius Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.9
6.7
< Deaths >
6.3
6.5
< Assists >
4.4
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
189
< Minions Killed >
170
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.47
20,779
< Physical Damage >
14,843
4,492
< Magic Damage >
81
626
< True Damage >
3,735
25,898
< Damage Dealt >
18,659
21,707
< Damage Taken >
33,131
12,672
< Gold Earned >
12,196
2.68
< Towers >
2.35
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,740
< Total Healing >
7,710
15,135
< Experience >
14,914
20
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
131
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Counter Darius with Jayce in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several important Jayce vs. Darius counter statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Darius..

Jayce typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Darius. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jayce and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Darius

Who is Better, Jayce or Darius?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually wins when facing off against Darius, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes a good counter for Darius.

While Jayce does have a higher win rate compared to Darius, when on opposite teams, Jayce also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jayce into Dariusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Jayce has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Darius matchups, Jayce is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Jayce is a decent counter for Darius. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jayce against Darius.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Jayce, we analyzed 1,758 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Darius as Jayce comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jayce in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Jayce versus Darius build consist of Guardian Angel, Muramana, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Darius than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jayce had an average winrate of 51.2% when playing against Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Darius as Jayce, Jayce players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Jayce vs Darius counters, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.

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